chorleyhere wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:10 pm

Arsenal fans think the match is already fixed so just name a winning score for the Clarets.....

Is Burnley v Arsenal fixed even before kick off? Here’s the evidence.
by Bulldog Drummond

If you want a game that highlights everything that is wrong with English refereeing in the Premier League, and indeed everything that is wrong with the PL and its referees, here you have it.

Burnley have committed 270 fouls this season, Arsenal 259. Not that much in it. Burnley the slightly dirtier team.

And yet Burnley has received 39 yellow cards and no reds. But Arsenal has got 58 yellow cards and 3 reds. That is a huge difference and is in fact very odd. Arsenal commit FEWER fouls but get FAR MORE yellow cards than Burnley.

So we then see that Burnley commits 6.92 fouls to get a yellow. Arsenal need to commit 4.47 fouls to get a yellow. We can’t do a comparison on reds since Burnley don’t get any.

Now it can be argued that this a quirk of the statistics. Except that it happens over and over again through the Premier League. Arsenal get yellows much more readily than Burnley AND virtually all other clubs as we have shown in previous stats.

These stats are weird. And it happens over and over again in the League. Which then raises the key question – not the question of why and how it happens but rather why is this not a topic discussed by the media? Even if there is nothing amiss, why are the media not looking at this.

Indeed a second question arises: why are these figures not reported in the media what with all the statistics that they present to us daily? Indeed why are these figures not reported by the Premier League? Or even the bloggettas? Or Football.London with its 12+ Arsenal stories A DAY???

I mean, if you are writing 12 or more Arsenal stories a day, surely there is space on just ONE of them to look at the number of yellow cards and the number of fouls and ask “What is going on?”

Meanwhile the PL official website is packed solid with stats but one thing it does not have is a table that puts together the number of fouls committed and the number of yellow cards against the club. It’s got everything else. In fact I have the feeling that if I went searching for it I’d probably find a table comparing what different players had for lunch on match days. But not a table on fouls and yellows.

LeadBelly wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:09 pm

I think we'll score one or two with our aerial prowess but Arsenal are pretty good going forward. Them having Aubameyang back is bad news, could've done without him lining up against us.
1-1
That would be a decent result but I'd crack open a bottle of decent fizz if we win.

FactualFrank wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:52 pm

1-2 to Arsenal.

Aclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:15 pm

Come on Frank ! Leeds lose & Burnley win, let's be positive. UTC.

chorleyhere wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:10 pm

Arsenal fans think the match is already fixed so just name a winning score for the Clarets.....

Is Burnley v Arsenal fixed even before kick off? Here’s the evidence.
by Bulldog Drummond

If you want a game that highlights everything that is wrong with English refereeing in the Premier League, and indeed everything that is wrong with the PL and its referees, here you have it.

Burnley have committed 270 fouls this season, Arsenal 259. Not that much in it. Burnley the slightly dirtier team.

And yet Burnley has received 39 yellow cards and no reds. But Arsenal has got 58 yellow cards and 3 reds. That is a huge difference and is in fact very odd. Arsenal commit FEWER fouls but get FAR MORE yellow cards than Burnley.

So we then see that Burnley commits 6.92 fouls to get a yellow. Arsenal need to commit 4.47 fouls to get a yellow. We can’t do a comparison on reds since Burnley don’t get any.

Now it can be argued that this a quirk of the statistics. Except that it happens over and over again through the Premier League. Arsenal get yellows much more readily than Burnley AND virtually all other clubs as we have shown in previous stats.

These stats are weird. And it happens over and over again in the League. Which then raises the key question – not the question of why and how it happens but rather why is this not a topic discussed by the media? Even if there is nothing amiss, why are the media not looking at this.

Indeed a second question arises: why are these figures not reported in the media what with all the statistics that they present to us daily? Indeed why are these figures not reported by the Premier League? Or even the bloggettas? Or Football.London with its 12+ Arsenal stories A DAY???

I mean, if you are writing 12 or more Arsenal stories a day, surely there is space on just ONE of them to look at the number of yellow cards and the number of fouls and ask “What is going on?”

Meanwhile the PL official website is packed solid with stats but one thing it does not have is a table that puts together the number of fouls committed and the number of yellow cards against the club. It’s got everything else. In fact I have the feeling that if I went searching for it I’d probably find a table comparing what different players had for lunch on match days. But not a table on fouls and yellows.

Funkydrummer wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:51 pm

The thing missing from that little piece is the number of those yellow cards they got
for cheating and rolling around like they've been shot. Probably more than for fouls I
would suggest.

Just saying, like !!

chorleyhere wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:10 pm

Arsenal fans think the match is already fixed so just name a winning score for the Clarets.....

Is Burnley v Arsenal fixed even before kick off? Here’s the evidence.
by Bulldog Drummond

If you want a game that highlights everything that is wrong with English refereeing in the Premier League, and indeed everything that is wrong with the PL and its referees, here you have it.

Burnley have committed 270 fouls this season, Arsenal 259. Not that much in it. Burnley the slightly dirtier team.

And yet Burnley has received 39 yellow cards and no reds. But Arsenal has got 58 yellow cards and 3 reds. That is a huge difference and is in fact very odd. Arsenal commit FEWER fouls but get FAR MORE yellow cards than Burnley.

So we then see that Burnley commits 6.92 fouls to get a yellow. Arsenal need to commit 4.47 fouls to get a yellow. We can’t do a comparison on reds since Burnley don’t get any.

Now it can be argued that this a quirk of the statistics. Except that it happens over and over again through the Premier League. Arsenal get yellows much more readily than Burnley AND virtually all other clubs as we have shown in previous stats.

These stats are weird. And it happens over and over again in the League. Which then raises the key question – not the question of why and how it happens but rather why is this not a topic discussed by the media? Even if there is nothing amiss, why are the media not looking at this.

Indeed a second question arises: why are these figures not reported in the media what with all the statistics that they present to us daily? Indeed why are these figures not reported by the Premier League? Or even the bloggettas? Or Football.London with its 12+ Arsenal stories A DAY???

I mean, if you are writing 12 or more Arsenal stories a day, surely there is space on just ONE of them to look at the number of yellow cards and the number of fouls and ask “What is going on?”

Meanwhile the PL official website is packed solid with stats but one thing it does not have is a table that puts together the number of fouls committed and the number of yellow cards against the club. It’s got everything else. In fact I have the feeling that if I went searching for it I’d probably find a table comparing what different players had for lunch on match days. But not a table on fouls and yellows.

Aclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 01, 2020 9:58 pm

They probably have their goalkeeping coaches, defensive coaches, goalscoring coaches, play acting coaches.